50 evacuated after train catches fire in Blue Mountains

More than 50 people had to be evacuated from a late-night train in the NSW Blue Mountains after its rear carriage caught fire.

A fire broke out in the last carriage of this train in the Blue Mountains.Credit:ABC

The double-decker passenger train was travelling between Hazelbrook and Lawson when the driver noticed smoke appearing from the roof of the last carriage, the ABC quoted Blue Mountains police as saying.

Fire crews put out the blaze within minutes of the train pulling into Lawson Station about 10pm on Wednesday.